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Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634)
Tuscan prince

Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634)

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Intro
Tuscan prince
A.K.A.
Francesco De' Medici
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Florence
Place of death
Regensburg
Age
19 years
Family
Mother:
Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria
Father:
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Francesco de' Medici (16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634) was the fourth son of Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany and his wife, Maria Maddalena of Austria. He died unmarried.

Biography

Prince Francesco was born at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, the capital of his father's grand duchy. The Medici family had been connected to Tuscany for over three centuries and had been its sovereign rulers since 1569. Little is known about his childhood, other than that he was raised alongside his brother Mattias. He was a Tuscan prince by birth and entitled to the style of Highness. His siblings included the future Duchess of Parma, Archduchess Anna of Austria and Grand Duke Ferdinando II, himself father of the penultimate Medici grand duke.

He pursued a military career. Along with his mother and Mattias, he visited Austria in 1631 in order to meet his uncle the Emperor Ferdinand II. He fought in the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War but fled the scene. His elder brother, Grand Duke Ferdinando, reprimanded him for his conduct in a latter dated 14 July. He died from plague during the Siege of Ratisbon, 1634.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634 His Highness Prince Francesco

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